Chemistry of life
Matter & the Environment. Key Question Why is chemistry crucial or central to environmental science? – Chemistry is crucial to understanding how pollutants.
Chapter 2: The Chemistry of Life. Basic Chemistry ATOM: The basic building block of all matter; the smallest particle of an element that still retains.
Lesson Overview 2.2 Properties of Water. The Water Molecule –How does the structure of water contribute to its unique properties?
Chapter 2: The Chemistry Of Life. Atoms: What is an atom? –The basic unit of matter Incredibly small: 100,000,000 atoms lined up in a row would only be.
Chapter 2 Water: the Medium of Life
I. The Water Molecule Water has a partial negative charge at one end, and partial positive charge on the other. Water has a partial negative charge at.
Properties of Water. Objectives: 1.Why are water molecules polar? 2.What are acidic solutions? 3.What are basic solutions?
I. The Water Molecule. A. Atoms - the smallest units which display all of the properties of the material.
Protons, Electrons, and Neutrons Charges: Electrons - Negatively charged Protons - Positively charged Neutrons – Neutral (no charge)
The Properties of Water